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On the NBA final 5 1/2 minutes Monday night, Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 31 points ,leading the Lakers to a 107-101 victory over the Nuggets. No surrender on this night. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the vigorous Denver Nuggets. It is the first time the Lakers sweep a playoff series since whitewashing New Jersey in the 2002 NBA finals. And the Nuggets became the first 50-win team to ever be swept in the first round of the playoffs. Although the Nuggets did very well in the Western Conference, yet they were not strong enough for the top-seeded Lakers.
During the course, Bryant made three free throws and a jumper after Denver’s Kenyon Martin and Carmelo Anthony soon fouled out. However, The Nuggets didn’t lay down放弃, even when they fell behind by 13 points in the first half. They stormed back to make it a seesaw game拉锯战 in the second half. The Nuggets couldn’t keep Los Angeles out of the lane for easy layups and dunks and they made the silly mistakes that the Lakers avoided, it looked like the Nuggets were ready to surrender for the summer. After that, the Nuggets ditched their off-day practice while the Lakers went through a 90-minute workout.
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-BKN-Lakers-Nuggets.html?_r=1&ref=basketball&oref=slogin

When the Pistons are down in the playoffs or hearing from their doubters, they’re at their best.
When a series is even or they’re ahead and outsiders rave about them, they’re at their worst.
The second-seeded team in the Eastern Conference has trailed the Philadelphia 76ers twice in their first-round series and responded to each deficit with a lopsided win.

After losing Games 1 and 3, Detroit is determined to take its first lead in the series Tuesday night when it hosts Game 5.
With three current starters playing key roles, they’ve trailed in a series for the 10th time dating to the 2003 playoffs, when they dug their first of many holes by falling behind the Orlando Magic 3-1.
Prince has often played a supporting role for the Pistons since going from bench-warmer to a surprise stopper, who shut down Tracy McGrady to help them rally against the Magic five years ago in the first round.
Wallace, Billups or Hamilton usually lead the way offensively and Prince follows.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/preview;_ylt=AvYulndo5sAV5Uz3Gufpf_I5nYcB?gid=2008042908

Former World Number one Chris Hill takes us to Beijing through the athletes’ eyes
Nothing is too foreign for Debbie Tanner. That’s because she will normalize it by wearing it down with routine. And this routine has put her in the box seat for something special in Beijing.

Her rise in the sport of triathlon has come through doing all the little things right. Nutrition, training, and recovery were targets for Tanner, now 25, leading into the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
With her impressive Beijing test race result last year—leading the other Kiwi women home and beaten only by the best in the sport: Vanessa Fernandes, Emma Snowsill, and Laura Bennett—the answer was a resounding, no.
While she is not super superstitious, Tanner adheres to a diet of pizza-only the night before a race. And she is not the only triathlete with lucky race charms; some of the best in the business have put faith in them too.
Former World Number one Chris Hill brings his unique elite athlete perspective in weekly Olympic columns to ITU’s website, triathlon.org. He competed on the ITU World Cup circuit, winning three titles and ten medals in total.
http://www.triathlon.org/?call=TVRBMg==&nwsid=1955

JAPAN, the small fishing island of Ishigaki will held the longest –running world cup and it is also a favorite stop for many of the world’s best. This year, there also will be a fierce battle of women between Portuguese star Vanessa Fernandes, three-time world champion Emma Snowsill and 2006 winner Debbie Tanner, they are all the premiere runners in elite women competitions. A large Japanese team will be on the start line including the veteran Olympian Kiyomi Niwata and Juri Ide who took silver at last year’s BG Triathlon World Cup final in Israel. Last year’s junior world champion Hollie Avil of Great Britain is expected to make her elite world cup debut this weekend. On April 1st, ten days before the Ishigaki BG Triathlon World Cup, the podium that had been used for the Osaka Track was donated to Ishigaki. It will be a great honor to the tiny island and bring the public huge passion.
We are expected the success of this triathlon completion.
Link:
http://www.triathlon.org/?call=TVRBMg==&nwsid=1925

There will be 11 national teams of water polo taking part in the 2008 women’s World League, which includes Asia-Oceania (Australia, Japan, Iran, China, New Zealand), the Americas (Canada, United States of America, Puerto Rico), and Europe (Italy, Greece, Spain, Russia). The preliminary rounds will be held in Tianjin, China and the Super final between the six qualifying teams will take place from June 10-15 in Spain. Women’s water polo first appeared in the Olympics of 2000 Sydney, the sport had won ongoing success since then.
The results from the FINA Water Polo World League 2007 (Women) are listed as follows:
The United States of America (USA) took the crown for the 2007 edition of the FINA Water Polo World League for women; it was the third time they won.
The Australia team got the second place, the third and fourth was Greece and Canada.
Chinese team also performed very well in the 2007 finals!

Link:
http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=763&Itemid=50

GUANGZHOU, China, March 1, 2008，at the world team table tennis championships， China’s women team had a good result and defeated Singapore for world crown. Singapore shocked China, undefeated in these championships since 1993, in the opening match, world champion Guo Yue going down in straight sets.
China dispatched world number one Zhang Yining fended off Feng Tian Wei ranking 28 in the world, in four sets. Wang Nan, one of the sport’s most decorated paddlers with 20 world titles, was next in line, downing Wang Yue Yu in straight sets.
For China’s men, they will take on arch rivals South Korea in their final after the Asian powers won their semi-final showdowns earlier Saturday. China men team, undefeated champions since 2000, easily downed Hong Kong 3-0 in their semi. China, the giants of the sport, is using these world championships as the perfect warm-up for the Beijing Games, where they are aiming for total dominance.